Author: Allyson Kennedy

As an author and blogger, my goal is to teach writers that there is a way to write realistic, thought-provoking, redemptive Christian fiction that honors God while not sugarcoating the realities of the world. 

Book Review: A Way Back to You

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Welcome back, Arrowheads! Today I’m posting a book review I wrote for the novel A Way Back to You by Emily Gray Clawson. I originally posted the review on Goodreads in 2015, but this book still sticks out in my mind as a great Christian read:   Review: A Way Back to You A Way Back […]

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Flash Fiction Friday: Fedora Boy

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This week on Flash Fiction Friday, we’ve got a short story I wrote for a creative writing class a couple of years ago. “Fedora Boy” is a modern retelling of Robin Hood from Prince John’s point-of-view, and I chose this subject because of my love for Disney’s Robin Hood adaption from the 70s.

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Flash Fiction Friday: Ember

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The piece I’ll be sharing with you today is a short story I wrote for a Halloween writing contest at the University I attend, which earned first place and scored me a Barnes and Noble gift card (hallelujah! XD )!

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Flash Fiction Friday: Illustrate Your Faith

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This week’s Flash Fiction piece is a modern retelling of the Japanese fairy tale, “The Boy Who Drew Cats”. I found a writing prompt on Pinterest last year about retelling a fairy tale, and I wanted to center the story around a lesser-known (well, at least to me) fairy tale. 🙂

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